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Anna Emond
Medical Terminology
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05/27/2020

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Proteins
Definition
Necessary for growth & repair of tissues
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Millisievert (mSv)
Definition
A subunit of sievert equal to 1/1000 of a sievert
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BERT
Definition

Background Equivalent Radiation Time (BERT)

method for comparing the amount of radiation received from a radiologic procedure w/ natural background radiation received over a specified period such as day, week, month, or year

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Radiation induced cancer
Definition
A disease process does not have a fixed threshold
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Diagnostic Efficacy
Definition
The degree ti which the diagnostic study accurately reveals the presence or absence of a disease in a patient
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Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
Definition
Person in hospital setting expressly charged by the admin to be directly resonpsible for the executation, enforcement, and maintence of the ALARA program
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Adverse Biologic Effects
Definition
Damage to living tissue of animals & humans exposed to radiation
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Milligray 

(mGy)

Definition
SI unit of measure for the radiation quantity "absorbed dose"
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Creation of free radicals
Definition
A consequence of ionization of human cells
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Ionizing Radiation
Definition
Produces + & - charged particles (ions) when passing through normal matter
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Fukushima Daiichi
Definition
Nuclear power plant severely damaged as a result of a 9.0 mag. earthquake that triggered a tsunami in 2011
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Fallout
Definition
Radiation produced as a consequence of nuclear weapons testing & chemical explosions in a nuclear power plant
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EqD
Definition
Radiation quantity that takes into account the type of ionizing radiation that was absorbed
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Cell Membrane
Definition
Function as a barricade & it surrounds the cell
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Nucleic Acids
Definition
Carry Genetic information that is needed for cell replication
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Lipids
Definition
Reservior for long-term storage of energy
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Carbohydrates
Definition
Full cell metabolism
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Water
Definition
Trasport medium for material the cell uses & eliminates
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Golgi Apparatus
Definition
Forms glycoproteins
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition
Transports food and molecules within the cells
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